A Hero of Our Time — Questions and answers

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On the Georgian Military Road, which old army captain shared tobacco with the narrator of A Hero of Our Time?

Choices

  1. Kazbich
  2. Maxim Maximych ✓
  3. Prince Adam Czartoryski
  4. Grigory Pechorin

Answer: Maxim Maximych

From page 1

What was the name of the swift black horse owned by Kazbich, the wild horseman at the fort beyond the river Terek?

Choices

  1. Azamat
  2. Terek
  3. Karagoz ✓
  4. Chechen

Answer: Karagoz

From page 2

What did Pechorin offer Azamat in exchange for his sister Bela?

Choices

  1. A place in the fort
  2. A cart for travel
  3. Freedom from Kazbich
  4. The horse Karagoz ✓

Answer: The horse Karagoz

From page 3

How did Bela die after being abducted by Kazbich?

Choices

  1. She was stabbed by Kazbich during a chase ✓
  2. She died of a prolonged illness at the fort
  3. She was accidentally shot by Pechorin
  4. She fell from a cliff during the pursuit

Answer: She was stabbed by Kazbich during a chase

From page 4

Where did Maxim Maximych unexpectedly encounter Pechorin again after many years?

Choices

  1. On the Koishaur mountain
  2. In the Caucasus mountains
  3. At an inn in Vladikavkaz ✓
  4. At a fort beyond the river Terek

Answer: At an inn in Vladikavkaz

From page 5

In the town of Taman, what was the profession of Yanko, whom the barefoot girl met at sea?

Choices

  1. A smuggler ✓
  2. A fisherman
  3. A merchant
  4. A sailor

Answer: A smuggler

From page 6

In Pyatigorsk, who was the young cadet hopelessly in love with Princess Mary Ligovskaya?

Choices

  1. Pechorin
  2. Kazbich
  3. Maxim Maximych
  4. Grushnitsky ✓

Answer: Grushnitsky

From page 7

At Kislovodsk, with whom did Pechorin meet secretly at night in the garden below the Narzan spring?

Choices

  1. Vera ✓
  2. Bela
  3. The barefoot girl
  4. Princess Mary Ligovskaya

Answer: Vera

From page 8

Where did Pechorin and Grushnitsky's duel take place?

Choices

  1. In the garden below the Narzan spring
  2. On the Koishaur mountain
  3. On a narrow ledge above a deep gorge outside Kislovodsk ✓
  4. At the fort beyond the river Terek

Answer: On a narrow ledge above a deep gorge outside Kislovodsk

From page 9

According to later information received by the narrator of A Hero of Our Time, how did Grigory Pechorin die?

Choices

  1. He died on his way home from Persia ✓
  2. He was killed in a duel after leaving the Caucasus
  3. He succumbed to an illness in Vladikavkaz
  4. He was lost at sea near Taman

Answer: He died on his way home from Persia

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